For example, you??™ll find the CGI settings here,
as well as the default Web page and directory browsing settings for the Web server as a whole.
Some settings aren??™t available from the graphical interface. For example, you can set up ODBC
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logging using elements contained within this element. One of the performance options you??™ll
want to check is caching. You can enable or disable caching for the Web server as a whole or for
the kernel.
location Every time you create a new location in IIS, IIS creates a new location element to
hold it. The location element contains a path attribute as a minimum that describes the location.
For example, you??™ll find an entry for the Default Web Site in the list. Every application, virtual
directory, or folder with special settings appears in the list. A common child element is system
.webServer. This element may contain any number of child elements or no child elements at all.
The elements you see depend on the special settings for the location. When working with an application,
it??™s common to see elements for setting the security, default directory, and handlers.
Working with the Administration.
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